The Economist Intelligence Units CEO Briefing: Corporate priorities for 2007 and beyond sends a clear global talent message. More than 1,000 executives (half of them at C-level) responded to The Economists online survey. Note this finding: The dynamism of emerging markets largely explains the spring in the executive step. For the second year running, rising [...]

Quantifying the impact of high quality talent to an organization is an interesting challenge. In the tradition of McKinseys seminal War for Talent study, and Watson Wyatts ongoing Human Capital Index work, Hewitt Associates has released its version. The Talent Quotient is a human capital metric that quantifies the financial impact of pivotal employees on [...]

The New York Times recently reported on Google using automation to accelerate their hiring process in a time of rapid growth: Google Answer to Filling Jobs Is an Algorithm. With 100,000 applications flowing into Google each month, were not surprised. We commend Google for their use of testing to help select their workforce. Google is [...]

Fear of the unknown That is the reason cited by a DiversityInc. article to explain why many organizations struggle to recruit and retain qualified people with disabilities. How can business do a better job? Lets look at some examples of success. The Best 4 Ways to Recruit Employees With Disabilities offers these recruitment methods taken [...]

Here at Taleo Research, weve followed retail hiring trends for many years. Hourly workers are the largest and one of the fastest growing labor segments. With high average turnover, the sheer volume is staggering. Plus a poor hourly hiring process can impact revenue, customer satisfaction, and brand perception. We conducted a study on the Top [...]

Recruiters are spending more on online media ($5.9 billion) than they are on print ($5.4 billion). These figures were reported in the 2007 Outlook: Online Recruitment Advertising report published by Borrell Associates last month. Here are some quotes from the executive summary: When the history of Internet advertising is written, recruitment sites will undoubtedly dominate [...]

According to the eWeek article, Survey: Talent Management a Top Concern, nearly 62% of respondents to an HR executive survey by ORC Worldwide cite talent management as a key strategic issue. And 33% predict talent management will take up most of their time during the coming year. The results of this study don’t come as [...]

While playing the report title The Great Divide off the Australian Great Dividing Range, a study of Australian work attitudes reveals a serious disconnect: Almost 90% of employers believe that up to 80% of their workforce will be stable for two years. Yet, 74% of employees say that they will move either as soon as [...]

Two retirement studies conclude that many retirement age Canadians wont be retiring so fast. Depending on the source, half to three quarters of them plan to continue working in their golden years. A retirement survey from Fidelity Investments has found that, while almost half of baby boomers are planning to retire early, an almost equal [...]